Lesotho vs Suriname: Competitive elections
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Lesotho or Suriname?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Lesotho and Suriname?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for competitive elections?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.